How Lack Of Sleep May Make You Fat

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The famous Harvard Nurses Health study observed women over a 16 year span and noted that lack of sleep lead to weight gain. Women who reported sleeping fewer than 5 hours per night were 32% more likely to gain more than 15 kilograms or 2 stone 3 pounds over that span of years. That’s on average 1 kilogram or 2 pounds per year more than those who slept longer each night. These results surprised researchers and their initial thoughts were that women who slept less eat more but when the results were analyzed the opposite was found to be true…